Rescue Zygo - Spike!

[RosieC]

Thanks everyone. So thrilled when I saw this spike.

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

Sometimes all the hard work pays off post a pic when it blooms.

Will do, just hope it doesn't decide to bloom and be done with it while I'm away... only just thought of that. Oh well, it's still really thrilling to have brought it this far.

Originally Posted by brianwstephens

That's so rewarding congratulations!
Do you grow this one outside?

No, I grow it on the window-ledge it's pictured on. It is the brightest side of the house. Outside at ground floor level I have the plants that get full direct sun from about 10am - 7pm (at this time of year). This is on the same wall, but higher (gets the light slightly earlier) and it's behind the net curtain you see in the pic and the pane of glass. So it get's pretty bright light but sheltered by the curtain and the glass. I had picked a dull moment to take the pic as previously the light had been too bright to get an shot without moving it.

[Island Girl]

Wow! Congratulations Rosie! I can't wait to see the blooms! (my fingers are crossed for you, so you don't miss it when it's blooming!)

....wonder if you could put a web-cam on it when u are gone? (I would have no clue as to how to do this, and be able to watch while I'm gone, but you seem MUCH more proficient at computer skills than I! )

[Polarizeme]

Exciting!! I can't wait to see the pretty blooms

[Ghosthunt64]

Good job! I suspect it's going to be extremely satisfying when it does.

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by Island Girl

Wow! Congratulations Rosie! I can't wait to see the blooms! (my fingers are crossed for you, so you don't miss it when it's blooming!)

....wonder if you could put a web-cam on it when u are gone? (I would have no clue as to how to do this, and be able to watch while I'm gone, but you seem MUCH more proficient at computer skills than I! )

Good idea, but to be honest while I work programming computer systems I've never actually used a webcam

[azredsand]

Congratulations Rosie!!! On this rescue did you grow it the traditional semi-hyrdo way how Ray does, or in a container with leca as the medium . Please let me know. Thanks

[RosieC]

It's not plain leca, but I don't use pots like Ray's method either.

I use a standard pot, with a cache pot around it. I then keep a reservoir of water in the bottom of the cache pot, covering the bottom layers of the leca.

I water my flushing water through, tipping away the water in the cache pot and then refilling the resevoir.

It works on the same principle's as Ray's S/H and keeps the leca always wet in the same way, but I don't do it in quite the same way, because I find the pots with holes in the sides don't work well for me when I have to pick them up to take them to the sink (the water spills out the sides as I carry it).

[Island Girl]

So, did it bloom while you were away? (or have you even gotten back yet? ...or not even left? Lol, or just decided to stay on vacation... Lol, that happens from time to time... )

[bethmarie]

Nice going!

[NYCorchidman]

Your patience finally paid off!
Congrats!!!

Soon, you will enjoy the beautiful flowers and nice fragrance, right?